E-Repository Kotelawala Defence University: Recent submissions
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Software Interface to Log High-Speed Data Acquired from a Stress-Strain Measuring System
(2020)The jumping performance of a frog is determined by several characteristics of the frog. A system is developed to record the dynamic reaction force response of a striped marsh frog inserted on a platform in the ... -
CNN based image detection system for elephant directions to reduce human-elephant conflict
(2020)Abstract: Human-Elephant Conflict has been a major issue in the forest border areas, where the human habitat is destroyed by the entry of wild elephants. This conflict depends due to the shared field of humans and ... -
Family Members Experiences Related to Organ Donation of their Brain Death Patient
(2020)Abstract: Organ transplantation from brain dead patients in Sri Lanka has become a critical medical intervention since the availability of organs has fallen behind the requirement. Nonetheless, the difficulty in obtaining ... -
Design and Fabrication of an Automatic Ruler Printing Machine
(2020)Automation has been popular among most manufacturing and production systems due to improved efficiency, high production rates and low wastage. The project was focused on Designing and Fabrication of an Automated Ruler ... -
Punishments under the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance in Sri Lanka: Adequate to Fight a Pandemic?
(2020)The society needs more laws to protect the people from COVID-19. Recently, the increasing number of people who are violating the quarantine laws in Sri Lanka due to the insufficient punishments that comes under the Quarantine ... -
Plant Recognition System based on Leaf Images:
(2020)Abstract: Plant plays a vital role in the environment. Nature has enormous members of plants, identifying them and classifying them is an important task for botanists. They are still finding difficulties in recognizing ... -
Relationship Between Hip Abductor Muscle Strength And Flatfoot Deformity Among Undergraduates At Faculty Of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
(2020)Abstract: Numerous factors and many inter relationships between various anatomical deformities affect flatfoot. The objective of this study was to find the relationship between Arch Index and hip abductor muscle ... -
Elephant Intrusion Detection, Deterrence and Warning System (“Tusker Alert”)
(2020)The Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) is a serious socio-economic problem in Sri Lanka. Many methods including traditional electric fence systems to novel technological approaches are being used to minimize the HEC. Each ... -
Disease Identification in Leafy Vegetables Using Transfer Learning
(2020)Abstract: Plants are the major source which gives foods for human to survive. In developing countries like SriLanka agriculture plays a major role in the economic success of people live there and as well as for the ... -
Prevalence of Unintentional Home Injuries and Awareness of Child Safety among the Parents of Inpatient Children at Sirimavo Bandaranayake Specialized Children’s Hospital Peradeniya
(2020)Abstract: Unintentional injuries are estimated to cause 389,000 annual child deaths in Southern Asia resulting in an annual loss of 74 healthy lives per 1000 population. In Sri Lanka, childhood injuries have been ... -
Way towards Re-Introducing Criminal Defamation in Digital Diplomacy Affecting National Security: A Comparative Analysis with India
(2020)At present, defamation in Digital Diplomacy which is also known as cyber diplomacy or E-Diplomacy has become a significant issue due to its liberty and speedy dissemination of expressions in real time regardless of their ... -
Knowledge And Practices Regarding Open-System Endotracheal Suctioning Among Intensive Care Unit Nurses At The National Hospital Of Sri Lanka
(2020)Abstracts: Open-system endotracheal suctioning (OS-ETS) is performed on critically ill requiring mechanical ventilation to keep the airway patent. Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses need to perform this procedure ... -
Conceptualizing Local Governance in the Context of Citizen Participation: Towards a Participatory Approach of Local Government Institutions in Sri Lanka
(2020)This paper, provides a conceptual basis for institutionalizing citizen participation in the local government system under the existing constitutional structure. To achieve this objective, the study employs the assumption ... -
A software based solution to estimate the angles of incidence of AK bullets using bullet hole features on 1mm sheet metal
(2020)Abstract: Bullet holes and their characteristics are considered important evidence in shooting incidents and can play a major role in the determination of a fired bullet’s trajectory. This research aimed to design a ... -
Definitional and Interpretational Approach towards Economic Development on the Word ‘Income’ under Current Laws of Income Tax: A Comparison of Sri Lanka and India
(2020)The research paper looks at the vital role of income tax as a major income of the country and impact to the economic development, through the lens of interpretation. Hence, the primary aim of this paper is to set out the ... -
Health Related Quality of Life among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Sri Lanka; a Review
(2020)Abstract: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) gives a considerable burden to the Sri Lankan health care delivery system. Prevalence of CKD rise due to the high prevalence of noncommunicable diseases and unknown aetiologies. ... -
Automated Generation of Sinhala Lyrics using Recurrent Neural Networks
(2020)Abstract: This paper discusses the approaches involved in implementing automated song lyrics system in the Sinhala language. Which includes an overview of the complexity of writing song lyrics and develop an automated ... -
Evaluation of Physicochemical Properties of Starch from Two Modified Sri Lankan Rice Varieties to Be Used as Excipients in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(2020)Abstracts: Starches are the main excipients used in the formulation of solid oral dosage forms and the majority of the excipients are imported to Sri Lanka for the country’s pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. Therefore, ... -
Regulating Food Advertisement in Sri Lanka and Curbing Childhood Obesity: The Way Forward
(2020)Advertising and marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children has affected the dietary preferences, food choices of children. Both foreign and local studies have also proved a positive relationship between the ... -
National Security and Freedom of Expression in Sri Lanka: Friends or Foes
(2020)— Freedom of expression is a corner post of democracy. Article 19 (2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights provides the international norm. Second Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka guarantees the ...